god in heaven, we thank you for your presence with us here on earth. we know that the children who were lost in this tragedy first belonged to you before they belonged to us. we commit their souls to you, to your loving, eternal care. we thank you that they are now in a place of no more sickness, no more sadness, no more suffering, and no more sorrow as there is finally no more sin in the presence of you. lord, as we grieve the children lost, we ask that by your grace you would empower us to bless and comfort the children who are still here in our hands. please be with them in a special way as they grieve the loss of their friends. life will never be the same for them. we ask that you would help these precious little ones to carry the spirits of their lost loved ones in their hearts as they go on living their lives to its fullest according to your will. lord, we ask most of all that you use us to be a source of your healing in the midst of their wounds, that you would use those of us whose children are crying for help as a source of your help in the mi